Events for Parents and Carers
At Woodnook Primary School we support our parents by accommodating locally run courses onsite.
We work alongside Woodnook Community Centre where some of our classes are then relocated to.
We are currently running ESOL and ESOL with employability courses on Wednesdays. We have a group of parents who enjoy these classes and are beginning to develop their confidence in spoken English.
Our yoga sessions run on a Thursday morning at Woodnook Community Centre, a short walk from the school. Our parents began these sessions onsite and are happy with the new venue as it offers much more space to move around.
Our drop in sessions with Aavaz will resume in January with a focus on facials for the first session. Here, a group of mums have been learning about the importance of wellbeing. They chose to learn about facials and shared ideas.
Any additional engagement sessions are always advertised through the school messaging service. Please look out for these and join us if you can.
Parents Skill Swap
On 5th December the first Parents Skill Swap session was held at Woodnook. It was great to see many parents come together to celebrate and teach each other skills. These included: quilling, baking, cooking traditional cultural dishes, arts and craft, hair braiding, sweet bouquets and Mr Smith, our caretaker, teaching the useful skill of how to rewire a plug!
Thank you to Mrs Dickinson for arranging this successful event.
Identity Unboxed Project
Thank you to all the parents that invested time in our workshops on the 'Identity Unboxed Project'. At the heart of this project was the engagement and inclusion of parents and their children with five key artefacts or objects that were unknown to them. We spent time investigating the objects and applying each others personal knowledge/ worldview as a lens to help appreciate our own and others’ beliefs, practices and values without guessing what they actually are. Following this we held a 'big reveal' to find out what the objects were and what they signified to others.
Parent feedback
"Enjoyed mixing with other parents and getting to know each other and connecting" "Thank you for keeping us involved and a part of the school community" "I feel like I've benefitted massively from attending the parent workshops"
Thank you for all your support raising money for MacMillan, the cakes went down and treat and the parents enjoyed a relaxing coffee or tea after their children had gone into school!
SEND coffee afternoon-ADHD!
Tea, coffee and biscuits were enjoyed whilst parents and their children enjoyed some time together taking part in different activities. Visit the SEND and Inclusion section for more information!
SEND coffee afternoon-Autism is my superpower!
Tea, coffee and biscuits were enjoyed whilst parents and their children enjoyed some time together creating and communicating. Visit the SEND and Inclusion section for more information!
We are currently running Driving Theory Lessons for parents. Please see Mrs Khan for more details.
STEM Easter Challenge Workshop
Our Easter themed STEM workshop really had our children and parents thinking!
Challenge 1
Who can build the tallest tower from spaghetti and marshmallows which holds a creme egg?
The winning tower was Halleemas which was 47cm!
Challenge 2
Who can make a basket which will hold an egg safely as it travels along the zip line?
"We had lots of fun attempting the different challenges".
" I really enjoyed working as a team with my child".
It was a very interesting session. I'd like to attend more with my child".
"It took a lot of patience but I enjoyed it!"
Start Small, Dream Big Parent and Child Sessions
It was great to see so many parents at our first Start Small, Dream Big session.
Thank you for your positive comments:
" Zulaykha really enjoyed all of the different activities".
"I loved spending time with the children making Mother's Day crafts".
"Haris loved building with the lego. He woke up extra early today because he was so excited!"
"Aleena and Minahil had so much fun taking part in the different activities."
Parents Courses
Some of the parents took part in a six week Lancashire Adult learning English course. The parents had a great time and have asked for more courses in the future.
Lego Technics
The parents and children had a fabulous time working together to create a moving robot.
Watch out for another event like this which is to be arranged for the new year.